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Sullivan Playground is Complete!
Sullivan Elementary School and the City of Green Bay cut the ribbon on a new ADA compliant playground on October 25.
Welcome to Sullivan Elementary
Sullivan Elementary School proudly serves a diverse learning community. We strive to work closely together with our students, families and community, so all students are provided an educational experience in a safe, meaningful, and engaging environment. Our staff is passionately committed to working collaboratively to meet the individual academic and social needs of every student. We offer programs with instructional approaches and strategic interventions at Sullivan for both our bilingual and monolingual students.
Our Principal
Tanya Fenner
School Information
1567 Deckner Avenue,
Green Bay, WI 54302
Hours: 8:57 a.m. - 3:35 p.m.
Contact Us
Phone: (920) 391-2470
Fax: (920) 391-2536
District News
![Wisconsin Seal of Biliteracy logo 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1749480460/gbapsorg/kxjxttv9zp9pcfhjfsu6/SealofBiliteracy2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1749480460/gbapsorg/kxjxttv9zp9pcfhjfsu6/SealofBiliteracy2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1749480460/gbapsorg/kxjxttv9zp9pcfhjfsu6/SealofBiliteracy2025.png","width":700}])
Thirty GBAPS graduates earned the Seal of Biliteracy in 2025.
![Student creating giant colorful bubbles smiles. GBAPS welcome back celebration logo in lower left corner over a white glowing circle]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748362201/gbapsorg/mfqgfctpldfeaaynihaz/WelcomeBackGBAPS2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748362201/gbapsorg/mfqgfctpldfeaaynihaz/WelcomeBackGBAPS2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748362201/gbapsorg/mfqgfctpldfeaaynihaz/WelcomeBackGBAPS2025.png","width":700}])
Join us at Joannes Park from 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. on August 21, 2025.
![Staff Recognition Awards GBAPS 2024-25]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744213431/gbapsorg/qk7viz5oyyay2pt6lghy/2024-25StaffRecAwards.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744213431/gbapsorg/qk7viz5oyyay2pt6lghy/2024-25StaffRecAwards.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744213431/gbapsorg/qk7viz5oyyay2pt6lghy/2024-25StaffRecAwards.png","width":700}])
Winners were surprised by Superintendent Vicki Bayer and other guests on April 8, 2025
![Strategic framework 2025-2030]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742832674/gbapsorg/wthpq3gwk7xdoezmue8r/StrategicPlan.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742832674/gbapsorg/wthpq3gwk7xdoezmue8r/StrategicPlan.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742832674/gbapsorg/wthpq3gwk7xdoezmue8r/StrategicPlan.jpg","width":700}])
At the March 17, 2025, Board of Education meeting, the Board of Education approved a five-year Strategic Plan.
![Orange sun logo with purple text that reads SCHOOL SPIRIT. Followed by orange text which reads: Giving Back for a Brighter Future. Additional text reads: Green Bay Area Public School District Educational Endowment]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1724961244/gbapsorg/cf9obhqbpzcqorauzrpp/schoolspiritlogo.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1724961244/gbapsorg/cf9obhqbpzcqorauzrpp/schoolspiritlogo.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1724961244/gbapsorg/cf9obhqbpzcqorauzrpp/schoolspiritlogo.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1724961244/gbapsorg/cf9obhqbpzcqorauzrpp/schoolspiritlogo.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1724961244/gbapsorg/cf9obhqbpzcqorauzrpp/schoolspiritlogo.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1724961244/gbapsorg/cf9obhqbpzcqorauzrpp/schoolspiritlogo.jpg","width":1656}])
Seventeen grants were awarded to special projects in across GBAPS.
![Green AED unit and blue instruction booklet on wooden table]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1739309480/gbapsorg/ucpmbf524fcfrtlpq2ng/NewAEDUnits2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1739309480/gbapsorg/ucpmbf524fcfrtlpq2ng/NewAEDUnits2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1739309480/gbapsorg/ucpmbf524fcfrtlpq2ng/NewAEDUnits2025.png","width":700}])
More than 60 new AED units were added to ensure the well-being of students, staff, athletes, and visitors to GBAPS.
Sullivan Events
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District Office Building, Room 331
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District Office Building, Room 331
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District Office Building, Room 331
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District Office Building, Room 331
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District Office Building, Room 331
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District Office Building, Room 331
Sullivan Stories
![Staff member handing shaking hands with a Student Success Award winner]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747408876/gbapsorg/jukt7j5e3bcubbqx6ogh/StudentSuccessAwards2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747408876/gbapsorg/jukt7j5e3bcubbqx6ogh/StudentSuccessAwards2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747408876/gbapsorg/jukt7j5e3bcubbqx6ogh/StudentSuccessAwards2025.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747408876/gbapsorg/jukt7j5e3bcubbqx6ogh/StudentSuccessAwards2025.png","width":1100}])
80 Equity & Education Student Success Award recipients were celebrated on May 14, 2025.
![Left: West High food service staff pose in front of a pink flag gifted to Michele Salzsieder. Right: A silver freezer wall is covered in colorful cards and drawings from Sullivan students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746552013/gbapsorg/y1lxmg8tyvbacccg1f9v/Foodservicestaffreflect2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746552013/gbapsorg/y1lxmg8tyvbacccg1f9v/Foodservicestaffreflect2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746552013/gbapsorg/y1lxmg8tyvbacccg1f9v/Foodservicestaffreflect2025.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746552013/gbapsorg/y1lxmg8tyvbacccg1f9v/Foodservicestaffreflect2025.png","width":1100}])
Food Service staff around the District reflected on the impact they make on students and staff.
![BBBS volunteers pose with their Littles in three separate panels of photos]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744651568/gbapsorg/seon8n3wkg1xmaaftq9e/EastandSullivanBBBSstudents.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744651568/gbapsorg/seon8n3wkg1xmaaftq9e/EastandSullivanBBBSstudents.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1744651568/gbapsorg/seon8n3wkg1xmaaftq9e/EastandSullivanBBBSstudents.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744651568/gbapsorg/seon8n3wkg1xmaaftq9e/EastandSullivanBBBSstudents.png","width":1100}])
East High students work with Big Brothers Big Sisters to support students at Sullivan Elementary School.
![Milk Cooler covered in a multi colored word design with words in English and Spanish related to food.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1734464784/gbapsorg/qewdw70xvesbldmoswte/Bairdmilkcoolerwrap.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1734464784/gbapsorg/qewdw70xvesbldmoswte/Bairdmilkcoolerwrap.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1734464784/gbapsorg/qewdw70xvesbldmoswte/Bairdmilkcoolerwrap.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1734464784/gbapsorg/qewdw70xvesbldmoswte/Bairdmilkcoolerwrap.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1734464784/gbapsorg/qewdw70xvesbldmoswte/Bairdmilkcoolerwrap.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1734464784/gbapsorg/qewdw70xvesbldmoswte/Bairdmilkcoolerwrap.jpg","width":2200}])
The GBAPS Food Service program brings school spirit to cafeterias.
![School Spirit Giving Back for a Brighter Future Green Bay Area Public School District Educational Endowment Fund logo is a sun made of shades of orange]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733863662/gbapsorg/fr3op287mkzaup6kdmie/SchoolSpiritGrantsBlog.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733863662/gbapsorg/fr3op287mkzaup6kdmie/SchoolSpiritGrantsBlog.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1733863662/gbapsorg/fr3op287mkzaup6kdmie/SchoolSpiritGrantsBlog.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1733863662/gbapsorg/fr3op287mkzaup6kdmie/SchoolSpiritGrantsBlog.png","width":1100}])
See this year's grant recipients.
![Student looking at camera in graduation gown while peers stand nearby. Photo is treated to look blue and wash out main colors.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733856151/gbapsorg/dhvzynww2sw7bwgkjz5a/POAGBlog.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733856151/gbapsorg/dhvzynww2sw7bwgkjz5a/POAGBlog.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1733856151/gbapsorg/dhvzynww2sw7bwgkjz5a/POAGBlog.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1733856151/gbapsorg/dhvzynww2sw7bwgkjz5a/POAGBlog.png","width":1100}])
The Portrait of a Graduate identifies five key categories that make up the graduate profile.
![District and City staff and students gather around for a playground ribbon cutting - bright orange and green playground and orange fall leaves in the background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1729894716/gbapsorg/kgvnneinxlpilohkjaqu/SullivanPlaygroundRibbonCuttingBlog2024.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1729894716/gbapsorg/kgvnneinxlpilohkjaqu/SullivanPlaygroundRibbonCuttingBlog2024.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1729894716/gbapsorg/kgvnneinxlpilohkjaqu/SullivanPlaygroundRibbonCuttingBlog2024.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1729894716/gbapsorg/kgvnneinxlpilohkjaqu/SullivanPlaygroundRibbonCuttingBlog2024.png","width":1100}])
District and city leaders, students, staff and families celebrated the new Sullivan playground.
![Student smiling by microphone and wearing headphones in recording studio]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1724253952/gbapsorg/pqukkdfyxjecq0543xi6/TogetherWeareonevideocredits1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1724253952/gbapsorg/pqukkdfyxjecq0543xi6/TogetherWeareonevideocredits1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1724253952/gbapsorg/pqukkdfyxjecq0543xi6/TogetherWeareonevideocredits1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1724253952/gbapsorg/pqukkdfyxjecq0543xi6/TogetherWeareonevideocredits1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1724253952/gbapsorg/pqukkdfyxjecq0543xi6/TogetherWeareonevideocredits1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1724253952/gbapsorg/pqukkdfyxjecq0543xi6/TogetherWeareonevideocredits1.jpg","width":1920}])
GBAPS is kicking off the school year with its theme, Together We Are One.
![Student smiles while holding large bubble wand and creating large colorful bubbles. Green Grass in the foreground.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1724251759/gbapsorg/acxcesqzyrshakminmad/WelcomeBack2024-51.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1724251759/gbapsorg/acxcesqzyrshakminmad/WelcomeBack2024-51.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1724251759/gbapsorg/acxcesqzyrshakminmad/WelcomeBack2024-51.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1724251759/gbapsorg/acxcesqzyrshakminmad/WelcomeBack2024-51.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1724251759/gbapsorg/acxcesqzyrshakminmad/WelcomeBack2024-51.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1724251759/gbapsorg/acxcesqzyrshakminmad/WelcomeBack2024-51.jpg","width":2048}])
Students, families and community members were invited to the event at Joannes Park.
![Student smiles with Riverside Ballroom stage and balloons in background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1717449782/gbapsorg/wiwekubxcufs8tmwlw3b/StudentSucessAwards-191.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1717449782/gbapsorg/wiwekubxcufs8tmwlw3b/StudentSucessAwards-191.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1717449782/gbapsorg/wiwekubxcufs8tmwlw3b/StudentSucessAwards-191.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1717449782/gbapsorg/wiwekubxcufs8tmwlw3b/StudentSucessAwards-191.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1717449782/gbapsorg/wiwekubxcufs8tmwlw3b/StudentSucessAwards-191.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1717449782/gbapsorg/wiwekubxcufs8tmwlw3b/StudentSucessAwards-191.jpg","width":2048}])
Students were honored at the 7th Annual Celebrating Student Success Community Gathering on May 8, 2024.